Problems with 2003 Ford Taurus TIRES

On tuesday, january 27th about 1:00pm, while driving on the interstate, the rear passenger tire exploded and was completely flat. i drove to a nearby by gas station to await my motor service to replace the tire. i photographed the damaged tire. on tuesday, january 27h, goodyear replaced the tire and stated aging was a factor in the tire failure. the tires were serviced by the same goodyear store on friday january 23rd and no mention of aging or replacing the tires was stated by goodyear. i still have to replace three (3) of the tires on my vehicle. *tr

Tires on my 2003 ford tauruses wore down to steel belts with rubber separating from belts causing tire replacement under (2) 20,000 / (2) 28000 miles. called ford's hq cs an received a letter 01/27/2012 from hq cs was told by ford motor cs to take the letter sent to me to a dealer. showed the letter from ford motor hq cs to local dealer but was told we do not cover defected tires after they called an yelled at the cs rep. in front of me from ford's hq at which time i said but the letter ask the dealer to honor my reimbursement for parts & service complaint. the dealer's service manager firmly ask me to leave after bringing to their attention if i was the cs rep. i would not honor it either after being yelled at like. that's when the service manager ask me to leave firmly so i honor his request an left. also, my 2006 ford taurus had wear issues. sincerely, a very dissatisfied customer *tr

2003 ford taurus, unit 1 was eastbound on the ohio turnpike when the tread came off of the left rear tire and damaged the left side of the vehicle. *bf (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0208-89)*jb

Toyo versado lx for 2003 ford taurus. i bought these tires and have had nothing but problems since i had them installed. the shake started off slight, and over time has progressed to dangerous levels where i can no longer drive the car. i have taken the car to 5 different front end shops searching for what i thought was a problem with my car. the fourth finally pin pointed the tires. i went back to where i purchased the tires, and neither the shop or toyo want to do anything to fix the safety problem with my car. the shake is now so extensive i can not drive the car due to fear of damaging the steering or suspension components. each time i have been in, a road force balance is performed, but does not completely remedy the problem. even the so call front end "expert" said it was the tires. the car can not be driven until i save enough money to buy new tires. *tr

2003 ford taurus has had 3 coil spring failures in the last 2 months, resulting in 2 tire punctures. no accidents, no injuries. this vehicle is driven daily by a 71 year old man. *tr

In my 2003 ford taurus sel (24v dohc 3.0l) i experienced a failure of the driver side coil spring on the front assembly. at the time the vehicle was not in motion. i still have the old spring (it has been cut into several pieces to facilitate removing it from the vehicle). in addition to the coil spring destroyed was a goodyear eagle gt p215/60r16 95v. this tire has been replace by my tire dealer at no cost to me. *tr

My 2003 ford taurus had been parked in my driveway when i heard a very loud bang and then air leaking. i discovered that the left front spring had broken causing damage to the spring, stabilizer link, strut and tire. we had to replace both springs, both stabilizer links, both struts and the left front tire. *tr

1. driving 60 mph on a dry expressway, light traffic, shortly after dark. car lightly loaded (one person, no luggage), tires properly inflated 2. left rear tire exploded, destroying a good part of the sidewall; able to pull to a safe stop and change tire. 3. tire company (goodyear) has been contacted, but no replacement has been made. *tr

Loading car for vacation lf coil spring broke in driveway damaged l/f tire this being the only incident which made the car inoperable. vehicle towed to garage and is now being repaired . parts are available. *tr

When backing out of my garage to leave for work in the morning i heard a loud popping and screech coming from the left front wheel. i stopped and got out of the car and found my tire flat. upon inspection by my mechanic it was discovered that the left front coil spring just snapped without warning causing a large tear in the tire. it was very fortunate that this happened when i was in my driveway and not on the highway at high speed. this could have caused a very bad accident. my mechanic said that it will need a new spring and a new tire. since my front tires are winter tires i will probably have to purchase two to match. *tr

Tire went flat going 65 mph on a interstate highway. filled the tire up with air the next day to look for possible leak and noticed valve stem was cracked. i purchased 4 tires in july of 2007. during the month of august 2008, 3 of the tires went flat do to cracked stem valves. the first 3 tires the stem was replaced. the tire that went flat on the highway was taken back to point of purchased and was replaced. *tr

Heavy vibrations from the rear of my ford taurus. another driver shouted to me "you've got a bad tire" changed tire & found that the non-dot side two outside treads raised from the tire & a large depression in the third tread. 8/32 tread left on tire at the tme. *tr

Front coil spring broke, destroyed the strut, and shredded the front tire. *tr

2003 ford taurus tire blew out causing the consumer to hit a guard rail. *kb the consumers passenger experienced some pain in her shoulder. ohio traffic crash report. *jb

Tl*- the contact stated that while backing up the 2003 ford taurus with 72000 failure mileage a couple of feet he heard a popping sound. the contact got out of the vehicle and raised it to discover that the driver's front left tire h split and coil spring sheared. the vehicle has not been repaired. *ak

First incident happened on 7/22/06. i thought it was isolated, i was wrong. second incident happened on 1/14/07. about two weeks prior to the incident the started pulling to the left & the will rattle like you're driving on a dirt road. on the morning of 1/14/07 while my wife was driving going to work the left front tire blew up on the freeway luckily she was able to control the car to a stop. *nm

This is in regards to a 2003 ford ses taurus air bags failed to deploy in an accident when the car was in a direct hit in front and totaled with 12,000 of damage including block cracked on engine. vin # [xxx]. note this car we requested to have replaced under the lemon law and went all the way and couldn't get any help from anyone to get anything done. please help us in resolve for our needs resolve but not to let another person get hurt and or abused as such. there was injuries in this case and i do have a full sent of photos to fax. sincerely its time to stop this type of irresponsible actions. *jb updated 07/16/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

(1-3) vehicle delivered with one tire at 40#, others varied 20-30 #. they continue to lose air pressure, ie 3-5 pounds/ month. no accidents but am concerned. talked with both ford selling dealer and michelin tire dealer. were rotated at 6000 mi. repair (nail) of left front tire at about 2000 mi by michelin dealer. tires: michelin p215/60hr 16, touring contact as. vehicle 2003 ford taurus station wagon new 10/ 2003.

2003 ford taurus has problems with transmission, engine backfiring, hood latch is broken, and seat bracket fell off. *mr the tires were continuously going flat. six flats occurred while the consumer was on a trip, the transmission was slipping and would jerk in traffic, the engine would back fire intermittently and stalled on one occasion, the seat bracket was replaced by the dealer but failed again (the seat bracket was incorrectly installed from the start), the engine also displayed knocking and had taken about 9 visits before the problem was corrected, it was discovered that a valve was sticking out. the a/c did not cool, the consumer smelled coolant which leaked inside the vehicle. the tires and rims were a problem and the vehicle had been in for repairs about 18 visits/two rear tires remained a problem due to severe inflation problems and the tires would need to be inflated several times daily. the consumer requested another vehicle. *sc the gas mileage was poor. tire loosing air pressure from the time of purchase. *tc the consumer was involved in an accident on 2-25-06 and the air bags failed to deploy. updated 03/29/06. *jb

At about 8000 miles i was driving my 2003 taurus when i noticed an electrical smell. i pulled over and shut the air conditioning off to listen to my vehicle. the car sounded like it was continually turning over while running. i turned the car off and removed the keys, but the car would not shut off. i pulled my baby from the vehicle and ran. smoke was pouring from hood. the mechanic said the solenoid shorted internally causing starter to engage. we have since had many starting problems. right now my car is in the shop for the 11th day in row.they are on the sixth attempt to fix the vehicle. the car will crank, but not start. the second try it will then sputter and start. they have even replaced the computer and that did not fix it. also the tires had to be replaced at 22,500 miles due to vigorous shaking. the whole car would start to vibrate at about 40 mph. at 75 on the interstate the front of the car would shake for about 30 seconds then quit for 30 seconds. this routine continued through out the trip. *jb

Tires causing vibration of vehicle's front end. *mr (when driving 35 mph or higher tire vibration would occur) there was also a brake problem. grinding would occur. *sc *jb